Hejaz Railway
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The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hejaz Railway canonical | 3 |
| Hejaz Railway (historic alignment) | 1 |
| Hejaz Railway connection | 1 |
| Hejaz Railway project | 1 |
| Hejaz Railway remnants | 1 |
| Jordan Hejaz Railway | 1 |
| Syrian Hejaz Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2115854 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hejaz Railway Context triple: [Hejaz, historicalRoute, Hejaz Railway]
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Trans-Iranian Railway
The Trans-Iranian Railway is a historic north–south rail line completed in the 1930s that links the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, playing a crucial role in Iran’s transportation network and in Allied logistics during World War II.
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Cairo–Port Said line
The Cairo–Port Said line is a major Egyptian railway route linking the capital Cairo with the Mediterranean port city of Port Said, serving as a key axis for passenger and freight transport in the Nile Delta.
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Cairo–Suez Road
The Cairo–Suez Road is a major Egyptian highway linking Cairo with the city of Suez and serving several satellite and industrial cities along its route.
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Cairo–Aswan railway line
The Cairo–Aswan railway line is a major Egyptian rail corridor running along the Nile Valley, connecting the capital Cairo with the southern city of Aswan and serving key urban centers in between.
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Haramain high-speed railway
The Haramain high-speed railway is a modern high-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia that connects the holy cities of Mecca and Medina via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, facilitating rapid travel for pilgrims and residents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hejaz Railway Target entity description: The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.
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A.
Trans-Iranian Railway
The Trans-Iranian Railway is a historic north–south rail line completed in the 1930s that links the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, playing a crucial role in Iran’s transportation network and in Allied logistics during World War II.
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B.
Cairo–Port Said line
The Cairo–Port Said line is a major Egyptian railway route linking the capital Cairo with the Mediterranean port city of Port Said, serving as a key axis for passenger and freight transport in the Nile Delta.
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C.
Cairo–Suez Road
The Cairo–Suez Road is a major Egyptian highway linking Cairo with the city of Suez and serving several satellite and industrial cities along its route.
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Cairo–Aswan railway line
The Cairo–Aswan railway line is a major Egyptian rail corridor running along the Nile Valley, connecting the capital Cairo with the southern city of Aswan and serving key urban centers in between.
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Haramain high-speed railway
The Haramain high-speed railway is a modern high-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia that connects the holy cities of Mecca and Medina via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, facilitating rapid travel for pilgrims and residents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman infrastructure project
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| builtFor | Hajj pilgrims ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1908 ⓘ |
| connects |
Amman
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ Ma’an ⓘ
surface form:
Ma'an
Medina ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
largely defunct in Saudi Arabia
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partially operational in Jordan ⓘ |
| endPoint | Medina ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
donations from Muslims across the Ottoman Empire
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donations from Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| gauge |
1050 mm
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3 ft 5 11⁄32 in ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Hejaz Railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jordan Hejaz Railway
Hejaz Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Hejaz Railway
|
| heritageStatus | considered an important industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| inception | 1900 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1300 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hejaz ⓘ |
| notableStation |
Amman station
ⓘ
Damascus al-Hijaz railway station ⓘ Ma'an station ⓘ Medina station ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1908 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedDuring |
Arab Revolt
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World War I ⓘ |
| patron | Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina
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improving military logistics for the Ottoman Empire ⓘ strengthening Ottoman control over the Hejaz region ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | served pilgrims traveling to the holy cities of Islam ⓘ |
| startPoint | Damascus ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Arab Revolt sabotage operations ⓘ |
| terminus |
Damascus
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Medina ⓘ |
| trackType | single track ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
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Subject: Hejaz Railway Description of subject: The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.
Referenced by (9)
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